Python Nntplib Module
The nntplib module defines a class NNTP which implements the client side of the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). It is used to read and post articles to Usenet newsgroups.
Note: The nntplib module is deprecated as of Python 3.11 and was removed in Python 3.13.
Importing the Module
import nntplibConnecting to a Server
Standard Connection
import nntplib
# Connect to the server
# server = nntplib.NNTP('news.example.com')SSL Connection
For secure connections, use NNTP_SSL.
# server = nntplib.NNTP_SSL('news.example.com')Selecting a Group
Before reading articles, you usually select a specific group using group().
# resp, count, first, last, name = server.group('comp.lang.python')
# print(f"Group: {name}, Article count: {count}")Retrieving Articles
You can retrieve the full article, just the header, or just the body.
# Fetch the last article
# resp, number, message_id, lines = server.article(last)
# for line in lines:
# print(line.decode('latin-1'))Posting
To post an article, use post().
# with open('article.txt', 'rb') as f:
# server.post(f)Quitting
# server.quit()